Do you have friends who do not understand English and you want to wish them a happy new year in their language or do you want to do something different for the new year? why not check out our article on how to say a happy new year in other languages?
New year comes with excitement that cannot be traded for anything, we believe you too stay awake watching your wall clock for when it gets to twelve midnight so you can reach out to your family, friends, and loved ones.
It is of a truth that English has been accepted to be the official language in some countries of the world, what of the other countries that have another language as their official language and not English. Communication with such people could get frustrating at times.
Of course, either of you would have to make some adjustments and learn a few terms in your languages such as to ease communication, if you must make these adjustments, you sure would have to begin from simple salutations and grow from there.
The salutations in question are beyond the morning, afternoon evening, welcome, or even goodbye greetings, it also includes a happy new month, week, and year salutations, this happy new year in other languages will offer great help, read on.
Below is how to wish your non-English friends a Happy New year in their indigenous language.
They will appreciate the effort.
Spoiler alert; most of these translations could twist your tongue beyond your imagination, don’t worry; you’ve got this. Let us begin the translation with Hebrew, Spanish, and Chinese language.
Happy New year in Hebrew
Happy new year in Hebrew is: “Shanah Tovah”
below is a quick video that shows how it is pronounced.
further reading: ROSH HASHANAH: THE JEWISH NEW YEAR
Happy New year in Spanish
Happy new year in Espanol is: Feliz Año Nuevo(feh-LEES AHN-yo nwAY-voh)
See how it’s said below.
Happy New Year in Chinese
The most popular new year greeting in Chinese is ‘New Year goodness!’
新年好 / 新年好 (Xīnnián hǎo)
- In Mandarin: /sshin-nyen haoww/
- In Cantonese: /sen-nin haow/
Also See: Happy New Month SMS and wishes
Happy New year in Other Languages
Here are ways to say “Happy New Year” in such languages as Hebrew, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Bengali, Hebrew, French, Korean, Vietnamese, and more.
| LANGUAGE | COUNTRY | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|---|
| AFRIKAANS | South Africa | gelukkige nuwejaar / voorspoedige nuwejaar |
| AKPOSSO | Togo, Ghana | ilufio ètussé |
| ALBANIAN | Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia | Gëzuar vitin e ri |
| ALSATIAN | France (Alsace) | e glëckliches nëies / güets nëies johr |
| ANTILLEAN CREOLE | France (French Antilles) | bon lanné |
| ARABIC | Maghreb, Near East | عام سعيد (aam saiid) / sana saiida |
| ARMENIAN | Armenia, Armenian Highlands | շնորհավոր Նոր տարի (shnorhavor nor tari) |
| ATIKAMEKW | Canada (Quebec) | amokitanone |
| AZERBAIJANI | Azerbaijan, Russia (Dagestan), Iran | yeni iliniz mübarək |
| BAMBARA | Mali | aw ni san’kura / bonne année |
| BASAA | Cameroon | nwii lam / ngand nwii lam |
| BASQUE | Spain, France | urte berri on |
| BELARUSIAN | Belarus | З новым годам (Z novym hodam) |
| BENGALI | Bangladesh, India | shuvo noboborsho |
| BERBER | Algeria, Mali, Niger | assugas amegaz |
| BETI | Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe | mbembe mbu |
| BHOJPURI | India, Nepal | nauka sal mubarak hoe |
| BOBO | Burkina Faso, Mali | bonne année |
| BOSNIAN | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo | sretna nova godina |
| BRETON | France (Bretagne) | bloavezh mat / bloavez mad |
| BULGARIAN | Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania | честита нова година (chestita nova godina) |
| BURMESE | Myanmar | hnit thit ku mingalar pa |
| CANTONESE | China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau) | sun lin fi lok / kung hé fat tsoi |
| CATALAN | Spain (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia), Andorra | bon any nou |
| CEBUANO | Philippines | malipayong bag-ong tuig |
| CHINESE (MANDARIN) | China, Taiwan, Singapore | 新年快乐 (xin nian kuai le) / 新年好 (xin nian hao) |
| CORNISH | UK (Cornwall) | bledhen nowedh da |
| CORSICAN | France (Corse), Italy (Sardiania) | pace è salute |
| CROATIAN | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | sretna nova godina |
| CZECH | Czech Republic | šťastný nový rok |
| DANISH | Denmark, Germany (Southern Schleswig), Greenland, Faroe Islands | godt nytår |
| DUALA | Cameroon | mbu mwa bwam |
| DUTCH | Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname | gelukkig nieuw jaar |
| ENGLISH | UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa | happy new year |
| ESPERANTO | [constructed language] | feliĉan novan jaron |
| ESTONIAN | Estonia | head uut aastat |
| EWE | Ghana, Togo | eƒé bé dzogbenyui nami |
| EWONDO | Cameroon | mbembe mbu |
| FANG | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon | bamba mbou |
| FAROESE | Faroe Islands, Denmark | gott nýggjár |
| FILIPINO | Philippines | manigong bagong taon |
| FINNISH | Finland, Sweden | onnellista uutta vuotta |
| FLEMISH | Belgium (Flanders) | gelukkig nieuwjaar |
| FON | Benin | kudo xwe yoyo (to 1 person) / mikudo xwe yoyo (several persons) |
| FRENCH | France, Canada (Quebec), Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland (Romandie), Monaco, Luxembourg | bonne année |
| FRISIAN | Netherlands, Germany | lokkich nijjier |
| FRIULAN | Italy (Friuli) | bon an |
| FULA | Africa (Sahel and West Africa) | dioul mo wouri |
| GALICIAN | Spain (Galicia) | feliz ano novo |
| GEORGIAN | Georgia | გილოცავთ ახალ წელს (gilocavt akhal tsels) |
| GERMAN | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (South Tyrol), Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg | Frohes neues Jahr / prosit Neujahr |
| GREEK | Greece, Cyprus | Καλή Χρονιά (kali chronia / kali xronia) / Ευτυχισμένος ο Καινούριος Χρόνος (eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos) |
| GUARANI | Paraguay | rogüerohory año nuévo-re |
| GUJARATI | India (Gujarat) | sal mubarak / nootan varshabhinandan |
| HAITIAN CREOLE | Haiti | bònn ané |
| HAUSA | Nigeria, Niger, Ghana | barka da sabuwar shekara |
| HAWAIIAN | USA (Hawaii) | hauoli makahiki hou |
| HEBREW | Israel | שנה טובה (shana tova) |
| HERERO | Namibia | ombura ombe ombua |
| HINDI | India | nav varsh ki subhkamna |
| HMONG | China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand | nyob zoo xyoo tshiab |
| HUNGARIAN | Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia | boldog új évet |
| ICELANDIC | Iceland | gleðilegt nýtt ár |
| IGBO | Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea | obi anuri nke afor ohuru |
| INDONESIAN | Indonesia | selamat tahun baru |
| INUKTITUT (NUNAVIMMIUTITUT) | Canada (Quebec) | ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᓄᑖᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦ (ukiumi nutaami quviasugit) – to 1 person ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᓄᑖᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦᓯ (ukiumi nutaami quviasugitsi) – to several persons |
| IRISH GAELIC | Ireland | ath bhliain faoi mhaise |
| ITALIAN | Italy, San Marino, Switzerland | felice anno nuovo / buon anno |
| JAPANESE | Japan | あけまして おめでとう ございます (akemashite omedetô gozaimasu) |
| JAVANESE | Indonesia (Java) | ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦮꦂꦱꦲꦺꦁꦒꦭ꧀ ꧒꧐꧑꧘ (sugêng warsa enggal) |
| KABYLE | Algeria (Kabylie) | aseggas ameggaz |
| KANNADA | India (Karnakata) | ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಹಾರ್ಧಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (hosa varshada hardika shubhashayagalu) |
| KASHMIRI | India (Kashmir), Pakistan | nav reh mubarakh |
| KAZAKH | Kazakhstan | zhana zhiliniz kutti bolsin |
| KHMER | Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam | sur sdei chhnam thmei |
| KIEMBU | Kenya | ngethi cya mwaka mweru |
| KIKONGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola | buanana / yimvu yambote |
| KINYARWANDA | Rwanda | umwaka mwiza |
| KIRUNDI | Burundi | umwaka mwiza |
| KOREAN | Korea, North Korea | 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (seh heh bok mani bat uh seyo) |
| KURDISH | Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran | sala we ya nû pîroz be |
| KWANGALI | Namibia, Angola | mvhura zompe zongwa |
| KYRGYZ | Kyrgyzstan | ЖАӉЫ ЖЫЛЫӉЫЗДАР МЕНЕН (zhany zhylynyzdar menen) |
| LAO | Laos, Thailand | sabai di pi mai |
| LARI | Republic of the Congo | buanana / m’vu wambote |
| LATIN | Roman Kingdom – extinct | felix sit annus novus |
| LATVIAN | Latvia | laimīgu Jauno gadu |
| LENAPE | USA (New Jersey) | Weli Newiyal |
| LIGURIAN | Italy (Liguria) | bón ànno nêuvo |
| LINGALA | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Central African Republic | bonana / mobu elamu |
| LITHUANIAN | Lithuania | laimingų Naujųjų Metų |
| LOW SAXON | Germany (Northern Germany), Netherlands | gelükkig nyjaar |
| LUGANDA | Uganda | omwaka omulungi |
| LUXEMBOURGISH | Luxembourg | e gudd neit Joër |
| MACEDONIAN | Macedonia | Среќна Нова Година (srekna nova godina) |
| MALAGASY | Madagascar | arahaba tratry ny taona |
| MALAY | Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore | selamat tahun baru |
| MALAYALAM | India (Kerala) | nava varsha ashamshagal |
| MALTESE | Malta | is-sena t-tajba |
| MANGAREVAN | France (Gambier Islands) | kia porotu te ano ou |
| MAORI | New Zealand | kia hari te tau hou |
| MARATHI | India (Maharashtra, Goa) | navin varshaachya hardik shubbheccha |
| MARQUESAN | France (Marquesas Islands) | kaoha nui tenei ehua hou |
| MBOCHI | Republic of the Congo | bonana / obu elamu |
| MOHAWK | Canada (Quebec, Ontario) | ose:rase |
| MONGOLIAN | Mongolia | Шинэ жилийн баярын мэнд хvргэе (shine jiliin bayariin mend hurgeye) |
| MORÉ | Burkina Faso | wênd na kô-d yuum-songo |
| NDEBELE | Zimbabwe | umyaka omucha omuhle |
| NEPALI | Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar | naya barsha ko subhakamana |
| NGOMBALE | Cameroon | ngeu’ shwi pong mbeo paghe |
| NORMAN | France (Normandy) | boune anna / jostouse anna |
| NORWEGIAN | Norway | godt nyttår |
| OCCITAN | France, Spain, Italy, Monaco | bon annada |
| ORIYA | India (Odisha) | subha nababarsa / naba barsara hardika abhinandan |
| PALAUAN | Palau | ungil beches er rak |
| PAPIAMENTO | Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao | bon anja / felis anja nobo |
| PASHTO | Afghanistan, Pakistan | nawe kaalmo mobarak sha |
| PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH | USA (Pennsylvania) | Gelukkig Nieu jaar |
| PERSIAN (DARI) | Afghanistan | سال نو مبارک (sâle no mobârak) |
| PERSIAN (FARSI) | Iran | ????? ?????? ??? (Nowruz FarkhondehBaad) |
| POLISH | Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia | szczęśliwego nowego roku |
| PORTUGUESE | Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe | feliz ano novo |
| PUNJABI | Pakistan, India (Punjab) | ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ (nave saal deeyan vadhaiyaan) |
| ROMANI | Romania, Europe | baxtalo nevo bersh |
| ROMANIAN | Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine | un an nou fericit / la mulţi ani |
| ROMANSH | Switzerland (Grisons) | bun di bun onn |
| RUSSIAN | Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Central Asia | С Новым Годом (S novim godom) |
| SAMI (INARI) | Finland | luholâš uđđâ ive |
| SAMI (LULE) | Norway, Sweden | buorre ådå jagev |
| SAMI (NORTHERN) | Norway, Sweden, Finland | lihkolaš ođđa jagi |
| SAMI (SKOLT) | Finland, Russia | leklvaz ođđ eeˊjj |
| SAMI (SOUTHERN) | Norway, Sweden | buerie orre jaepie |
| SAMOAN | Samoan Islands | ia manuia le tausaga fou |
| SANGO | Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo | nzoni fini ngou |
| SARDINIAN | Italy (Sardinia) | bonu annu nou |
| SCOTTISH GAELIC | UK (Scotland) | bliadhna mhath ur |
| SERBIAN | Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro | Срећна Нова година (Srećna Nova godina) |
| SHIMAORE | France (Mayotte) | mwaha mwema |
| SHONA | Zimbabwe | goredzva rakanaka |
| SINDHI | Pakistan (Sindh) | nain saal joon wadhayoon |
| SINHALESE | Sri Lanka | ශුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා (shubha aluth awuruddak weiwa) |
| SIOUX LAKOTA | USA (Dakota) | omaka t’etcha kin washte kte ni / omaka tetcha oi’yokipi |
| SLOVAK | Slovakia | šťastný nový rok |
| SLOVENE | Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia | srečno novo leto |
| SOBOTA | Slovenia | dobir leto |
| SOMALI | Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya | sanad wanagsan |
| SPANISH | Spain, Hispanic America, Equatorial Guinea | feliz año nuevo |
| SRANAN | Suriname | wan bun nyun yari |
| SWAHILI | Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda | mwaka mzuri / heri ya mwaka mpya |
| SWEDISH | Sweden, Finland | gott nytt år |
| SWISS GERMAN | Switzerland | es guets Nöis |
| TAGALOG | Philippines | manigong bagong taon |
| TAHITIAN | France (Society Islands) | ia orana i te matahiti api |
| TAJIK | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan | соли нав муборак (soli nav muborak) |
| TAMANG | Nepal | lhochharla jyaba danba |
| TAMIL | India, Sri Lanka | இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (iniya puthandu nal Vazhthukkal) |
| TATAR | Russia (Tatarstan) | yaña yıl belän |
| TELUGU | India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) | నూతన సంవత్శర శుభాకాంక్షలు (nuthana samvathsara subhakankshalu) |
| THAI | Thailand | สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sawatdii pimaï) |
| TIBETAN | China (Tibet), Nepal | tashi delek / losar tashi delek |
| TIGRE | Eritrea | sanat farah wa khare |
| TSHILUBA | Democratic Republic of the Congo | tshidimu tshilenga |
| TSWANA | Botswana, South Africa | itumelele ngwaga o mosha |
| TULU | India (Tulu Nadu) | posa varshada shubashaya |
| TURKISH | Turkey, Cyprus, Greece | yeni yılınız kutlu olsun |
| TWENTS | Netherlands | gluk in’n tuk |
| TWI (ASHANTI) | Ghana | afehyia pa |
| UDMURT | Russia (Udmurtia) | Vyľ Aren |
| UKRAINIAN | Ukraine | Щасливого Нового Року / З Новим роком (z novym rokom) |
| URDU | Pakistan, India | naya sar Mubarak |
| URDU | Pakistan, India | naya sal mubarak |
| UZBEK | Uzbekistan, Afghanistan | yangi yilingiz qutlug’ bo’lsin |
| VIETNAMESE | Vietnam | Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới / Cung Chúc Tân Niên / Cung Chúc Tân Xuân |
| WALLOON | Belgium | ene boune anéye, ene boune sintéye |
| WALLOON (“betchfessîs” spelling) | Belgium | bone annéye / bone annéye èt bone santéye |
| WELSH | UK (Wales) | blwyddyn newydd dda |
| WOLOF | Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania | dewenati |
| XHOSA | South Africa | nyak’omtsha |
| YIDDISH | Central, Eastern and Western Europe, Israel, North America | אַ גוט יאָר (a gut jor) |
| YORUBA | Nigeria, Benin | eku odun / eku odun tun tun / eku iyedun |
| ZARMA | Niger | barka’n da djiri tagio |
| ZULU | South Africa | unyaka omusha omuhle |
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